Russia and the US are preparing for a second day of tense discussions over how Syria will give up its chemical weapons.
It comes as the United Nations confirmed it had received an application from Syria to join the Chemical Weapons Convention - the first stage of a four-point plan.
Syrian President Bashar al Assad said the process of surrendering the stockpile would begin when he hands over information on the weapons in 30 days.
However, the US has firmly rejected that timetable and wants more immediate action.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said despite 30 days being normal procedure, Syria's words were "simply not enough".
"There is nothing standard about this process," he added.
America's top diplomat is wary of any stalling tactics and said there could still be military strikes if the Syrian regime reneged on its promises.
"There ought to be consequences if it doesn't take place," Mr Kerry warned at a news conference.
The Syrian leader said US threats must stop if he is to give up weapons Mr Kerry is in Geneva for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the Russian plan to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
President Assad managed to avert potential US strikes by agreeing to the deal, but denied being influenced by the military threat.
"Syria is placing its chemical weapons under international control because of Russia. The US threats did not influence the decision," the Syrian leader told Russian state TV.
Supporters of President Assad celebrated his birthday earlier this week He also said the deal was a two-sided process.
"We are counting, first of all, on the United States to stop conducting the policy of threats regarding Syria," said President Assad.
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil also suggested the Russian proposal would only succeed if the US and its allies promised not to attack Syria in the future.
After agreeing to the Chemical Weapons Convention - which bans the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons - Syria must then declare exactly what weapons it has.
The third stage of the plan is for UN inspectors to visit the country and verify Mr Assad's declaration.
The final stage is for the weapons to be destroyed.
The plan faces 'immense practical difficulties', says William Hague British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the plan faces "immense practical difficulties", although obstacles could be overcome "with sufficient international unity and goodwill".
The US claims a chemical gas attack on August 21 killed 1,429 people, but other estimates of the deaths are lower.
Syria and Russia blame the country's rebel forces for the atrocity.
UN weapons inspectors, who took samples from the scene in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, are due to report next week.
The political wranglings come as conventional fighting - such as rocket attacks and gun battles - continues in many of Syria's devastated towns and cities.
Fierce conventional warfare continues in Damascus For those on the ground it is this type of warfare that is ripping the country apart.
"The reality is conventional weapons killed hundreds of thousands and made many millions of refugees," one soldier told Sky correspondent Alex Rossi, who is in Damascus.
"Nobody talks about that - only the use of chemicals."
Fighting in the northern city of Aleppo also remains as fierce as ever.
Government forces, bolstered by Hizbollah troops from neighbouring Lebanon, are ramping up their attack on the opposition stronghold.
The two-and-a half-year civil war has claimed more than 100,000 lives and created more than two million refugees, according to recent UN figures.
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